ereg

place name. First

Earlier name for the river S. Erui from Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, apparently a Noldorin word meaning ereg “first” (TI/312, WR/436).

Changes

• Ereg → Erui “First” ✧ TI/312
• Ereg → Erui ✧ WRI/Erui

ereg

adjective. first

Element in

• N. Ereg “First” ✧ TI/312

Elements

Word	Gloss
er	“one, alone”
-eg	“suffix for ordinal numbers”

Variations

• Ereg ✧ TI/312

ereg

noun. holly-tree, thorn

ereg

noun. holly-tree

Cognates

• Ilk. reg “holly” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
• ᴹQ. erkasse “holly” ✧ Ety/ERÉK

Derivations

• ᴹ√(E)REK “thorn, holly” ✧ Ety/ERÉK

Element in

• N. eregdos “holly, holly-tree” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
• N. Eregion “Hollin” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
• N. Taur-nan-Erig “Forest of Region” ✧ Ety/ERÉK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ERÉK > ereg	[ereke] > [erek] > [ereg]	✧ Ety/ERÉK
ᴹ√ERÉK > erig	[ereki] > [eriki] > [erik] > [erig]	✧ Ety/ERÉK

Variations

• ereg ✧ Ety/ERÉK

eregdos

noun. holly, holly-tree

er-

prefix. alone, one

edhen

adjective. first

Cognates

• ᴹQ. enna “first” ✧ EtyAC/EDE

Derivations

• ᴹ✶edenā “first” ✧ EtyAC/EDE
  • ᴹ√EDE(L) “precede, come forward, hence” ✧ EtyAC/EDE

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶edenā > eðen	[edenā] > [edena] > [eðena] > [eðen]	✧ EtyAC/EDE

Variations

• eðen ✧ EtyAC/EDE (eðen)